Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel says Raheem Sterling “stepped up” by scoring his first Chelsea goals to give the 10-man Blues victory over a Leicester side enduring a torrid start to the Premier League season.
Chelsea had been completely dominant until Gallagher was sent off before the half-hour mark for a second booking in the space of seven first-half minutes.
That allowed Leicester back into the game and they had the ball in the net before the break, but Daniel Amartey’s effort was ruled out with Harvey Barnes harshly adjudged to have fouled goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.
Barnes did get his goal following a neat one-two with Jamie Vardy, but only after the Foxes were two goals down.
Vardy twice went close and Ayoze Perez struck the bar as the visitors pressed for a late leveller that never came, meaning Brendan Rodgers’ side have now lost three games in a row since an opening-day draw with Brentford.
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